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My wife and I have identical Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec diesels, one four and one two years old, and we often swap. The tyres are the same make and same pressure, and both are fully serviced. After extensive...
What can I do to make my 2001 BMW 330i model more economical?
I looked at a 2009 Vauxhall Insignia Tourer 2.0CDTi Exclusiv yesterday, the dealer's own ex-demonstrator with 7300 miles on the clock and priced at £16,495. I'm part-exchanging my 2004 Vectra Energy 2.0...
I recently bought a Ford Focus Powershift diesel and the garage quoted Ford figures of 47-62mpg. It only ever reaches 40mpg. If I had been told this initially I would never have bought it. I feel I have...
I have a Mondeo Titanium X 2.0 TDCI (130) doing an average of 38mpg on Tesco diesel. I have looked on your car-by-car guide but cannot find any information for the 130 variant for consumption. Is 38mpg...
Do you think 36mpg in city an acceptable consumption, or is it too high for a 1.9 PD TDI Volkswagen Bora six-speed, 130 bhp model?
I cannot achieve Mercedes-Benz's quoted fuel consumption figures for my new C250 CDi. Despite many of my trips being long distance, the average fuel consumption is 34mpg. Mercedes-Benz specification lists...
I own an R-reg Ford Galaxy GLX, 2-litre. I want something a little cheaper to run, as I do two one-and-a-half-hour school runs a day through town. Will the 1997 SEAT Alhambra diesel as a 1.9-litre be cheaper...
I believe that some time ago you published to way to work out your car's fuel efficiency (in litres/100km and also how to convert to miles per gallon). I have made a note of this and use the calculation...
Can anyone tell what the fuel consumption on my 1996 BMW 525i Touring estate should be? I am only getting 20mpg.
 

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